Chapter 22 The Great Depression Begins

Which of the following increased in the 1920s?

• farmers' debts

• prices for farm products

• foreign demand for U.S. farm products

• domestic demand for U.S. farm products

Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

• tariffs on foreign goods

• the availability of easy credit

• a growing number of homeless people

• a crisis in the farm sector

Which was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl?

• drought

• high winds

• thick layers of prairie grasses

• overproduction of crops

After the stock market crash, how did President Hoover try to help the economy?

• by closing banks

• by lowering foreign tariffs

• by funding handouts of food and clothing

• by asking businesses not to lay off employees

Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington?

• World War I veterans and their families

• farmers forced off their land by dust storms

• unemployed industrial workers and their families

• business and labor leaders who agreed to work together

Which candidates ran for president in 1932?

• Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover

• Calvin Coolidge and Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover and Alfred E. Smith

• Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt

What does buying a stock on margin mean?

• purchasing the stock outside the regular stock exchange

• buying the stock for someone else

• paying less than the market price of the stock

• borrowing money to help pay for the stock

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Great Depression?

• Many children had a poor diet.

• Many families became homeless.

• Many men became unemployed.

• Many people started farming.

What name was given to the men and boys who rode the rails as they searched for work?

• Bonus Marchers

• speculators

• hobos

• Okies

Which of the following describes a government system for giving payments or food to the poor?

• rugged individualism

• direct relief

• Bonus Army

• price support